PoNET kbd48CNC manual
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Configuring the keyboard with Mach4
The easiest was to configure kbd48CNC with Mach4 plugin is to enable ‘kbd48CNC’ as one of the
peripherals in the ‘New device wizard’ when adding the PoKeys device to the plugin configuration. If
this configuration is being done afterwards, follow these steps:
1.
Open PoKeys plugin settings and double-click on the PoKeys device with the kbd48CNC
device attached.
2.
Switch to ‘Pendant’ tab and enable ‘Enable pendant mode’, ‘Map pandant signals to Mach4’
and ‘kbd48CNC’ options.
This will configure the plugin with the default functionality of the kbd48CNC device. Note that some
functions may not be available in Mach4.
Default functionality in Mach4
This is the default functionality supported:
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Cycle start: start the cycle
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Feed hold: pause
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Stop: stop immediately
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Reset: enable/disable function
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Optional stop: enable/disable optional stop feature
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Close: close current file
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Rewind: rewind the current job to beginning
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Block delete: block delete function in Mach4
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Goto 0’s: move to position 0 started if pressed for 1 second
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Spindle CW, Stop, CCW: start/stop spindle
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Spindle speed adjustment: increase/decrease or reset (100%) the spindle speed
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Feedrate adjustment: increase/decrease or reset (100%) the federate
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Jog On: enable/disable jogging
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Jog speed adjustment (Jog+/Jog-): increase/decrease jog speed
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Jog mode selection: switch between Continuous, Incremental or MPG jogging modes
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Jog axis selection: select between axes X, Y, Z, A, B or C
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Jog step selection: switch between preset step sizes in incremental or MPG jogging modes
(configurable in Mach4 config)
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Jog action (+ / - keys)
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Rapid jog (b / - keys): enable/disable rapid jog function
Other functions can be customized - to customize the behavior of the kbd48CNC device, IO signal
mapping or LUA scripting can be used – keyboard key statuses and LED indicators are available via
‘PoKeys_[serial number]_kbd48CNC’ device.
